اِتَّقِbe mindful of اللَهَGod بِجُهدِكwith your utmost effort
اِتَّقِ اللَهَ بِجُهدِك
قاصِداًpurposefully أَوor بَعضَsome of جَهدِكyour effort
قاصِداً أَو بَعضَ جَهدِك
Fear God with all your effort,
Fear God with all your might
purposefully—or with some of your effort.
Whether wholeheartedly or just in part
أَيُّهاO العَبدُservant إِلىuntil كَمwhen
أَيُّها العَبدُ إِلى كَم
تَشتَريyou buy الغَيَّerror بِرُشدِكin exchange for your right guidance
تَشتَري الغَيَّ بِرُشدِك
O servant, how long
O servant, for how long
will you buy error in exchange for your right guidance?
Will you buy misguidance with your sanity?
كَمhow often وَكَمand how often عاهَدتَyou pledged to مَولاMaster (continued in the next line)
كَم وَكَم عاهَدتَ مَولا
كَyour (completing the preceding word) فَلَمyet did not توفِfulfill بِعَهدِكto your pledge
كَ فَلَم توفِ بِعَهدِك
How often and how often have you pledged to your Master,
How often, how often did you pledge, my Master
yet failed to fulfill your pledge!
Yet failed to keep your word
أَعطِgive مَولاكَyour Master كَماjust as تَطyou ask (beginning of تطلب)
أَعطِ مَولاكَ كَما تَط
لُبُcompletion of تطلب (‘you ask’) مِنsome of طاعَةِobedience رَبِّكyour Lord
لُبُ مِن طاعَةِ رَبِّك
Give your Master, just as you ask,
Give your Master as you ask
some obedience to your Lord.
For obedience from your Lord
Sol 6.1